In 2018 I began listening to a podcast called “In the dark.” It took two high-profile criminal cases and discussed the investigation of the crime and its effects on the community. Before you choose to listen, know that it drove me mad to know there were such systemic failures. That’s my way of saying “unless you want to be horrified at the lack of transparency and lack of skill as it relates to a solving a kidnapping and a murder, don’t go listen.”
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So many false testimonies, so much bad information; people being threatened to testify falsely, people being accused with no evidence against them. It’s maddening.
In Mark 14, Jesus had been arrested and “The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.” (Mark 14:55–56)
If you know how this story goes, Jesus is sent to his death by crucifixion with no evidence against him — AND in turn they let a real criminal go free. The scenario being laid out in the podcast is not new. It’s unjust and it’s wrong. And it happened to Jesus, too.
Earlier in chapter 14 we saw how Jesus knows the agony of an unanswered prayer. He also knows the feeling of being wrongly accused. He knows the feeling of helplessness that some experience when there is nothing they can say to make people believe their story. Just because Jesus experienced doesn’t make it ok or make it right- but you can rest assure He knows. He understands the frustration or pain. He has not overlooked or forgotten you.
